Birdie — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole

badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾaɪˈɑːnɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈavɪkələs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈavɪkələs/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌæɾaɪˈɑːnɪkli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shuttlecock shuttle bird

Parts of Speech

noun	(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
noun	badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
verb	shoot in one stroke under par

Word Forms

birdie	verb	shoot in one stroke under par
shuttlecock	verb	send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
birdie	noun	(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

oiseau

(golf) un score d'un coup sous le par sur un trou

🇪🇸Spanish

pajarito

(golf) una puntuación de un golpe bajo par en un hoyo

🇮🇹Italian

uccellino

(golf) il punteggio di un colpo sotto il par su una buca

🇳🇱Dutch

vogeltje

(golf) een score van één slag onder par op een hole

🇵🇹Portuguese

passarinho

(golfe) pontuação de uma tacada abaixo do par em um buraco

🇷🇺Russian

птичка

(гольф) счет на лунке на один удар меньше номинала

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पक्षी

(गोल्फ) एक छेद पर बराबर के नीचे एक स्ट्रोक का स्कोर

🇧🇩Bengali

পাখি

গলফ

🇮🇳Tamil

பறவை பறவை

(கோல்ஃப்) ஒரு துளைக்கு இணையான ஒரு ஸ்ட்ரோக்கின் மதிப்பெண்

🇮🇳Telugu

పక్షి

(గోల్ఫ్) ఒక రంధ్రంపై సమానంగా ఒక స్ట్రోక్ యొక్క స్కోర్

🇮🇳Marathi

पक्षी

(गोल्फ) एका छिद्राच्या खाली एक स्ट्रोकचा स्कोअर

🇮🇳Gujarati

બર્ડી

(ગોલ્ફ) એક છિદ્રની નીચે એક સ્ટ્રોકનો સ્કોર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬರ್ಡಿ

(ಗಾಲ್ಫ್) ಒಂದು ರಂಧ್ರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸಮಾನ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಸ್ಟ್ರೋಕ್ ಸ್ಕೋರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പക്ഷി

(ഗോൾഫ്) ഒരു ദ്വാരത്തിന് താഴെയുള്ള ഒരു സ്‌ട്രോക്കിൻ്റെ സ്കോർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੰਛੀ

(ਗੋਲਫ) ਇੱਕ ਮੋਰੀ 'ਤੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਟ੍ਰੋਕ ਦਾ ਸਕੋਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

چڑیا

(گولف) ایک سوراخ پر برابر کے نیچے ایک اسٹروک کا سکور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小鸟球

（高尔夫）某一洞的成绩低于标准杆一杆

🇯🇵Japanese

バーディー

(ゴルフ) ホールでの 1 打アンダーパーのスコア

🇰🇷Korean

버디

(골프) 한 홀에서 파 1타 이하의 스코어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim non

(golf) điểm một gậy dưới par trên một lỗ

🇹🇭Thai

เบอร์ดี้

(กอล์ฟ) หนึ่งแต้มอันเดอร์พาร์บนหลุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

burung

(golf) skor satu pukulan di bawah par pada suatu lubang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طائر

(الجولف) نتيجة ضربة واحدة تحت المعدل على الحفرة

🇮🇷Persian

پرنده

(گلف) امتیاز یک ضربه کمتر از یک سوراخ

🇹🇷Turkish

kuş

(golf) bir çukurda eşit değerin altında bir vuruş skoru

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִפּוֹרָה

(גולף) ניקוד של מכה אחת מתחת ל-par על חור

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